I used to worry about what to do with my hands. Till I learned how not to care, and just feel the music, when there's time. If you're enjoying what you're doing on stage, the quality is so much better. Adds a layer of hype.
Wow! 🤯 this is really good advice. Now I don’t feel so bad about my progress. I felt like I was needing to know all these tricks to put on a show and all I need to do is “enhance” the music for the listeners. Love this advice
This is some of the best advice I’ve ever heard. The difference between you and the artists you admire is they make better decisions when it comes to their art. And in many cases in the decision NOT to do something. Less is more
Man, you nailed with this !!! If the tunes are good enough the Dj dont need twisting nobs going crazy about efects or just overdoing mixing to look busy at decks...
This is why learning to mix genres such as progressive house will vastly improve your mixing. The genre doesn't work well with effects and tricks so it teaches you to get creative with your transitions and tune selection. This will have a huge impact on any other genres you mix as you transfer the skills over
I feel like you just described what James Hype and his horde of up and coming DJ followers do. Yes what they’re doing is technically hard but I don’t need a 1 min buildup to a drop where they always add too much and always do similar transitions. Every time I hear a 1/4 roll to a 1/16 with a rhythmic fader move I cringe. And I was an early adopter of using lots of DJM effects in my sets. Now I use lots of effects but the emphasis is on the mixing and especially track selection. Effects can be great esp when doing live remixing or playing with the same track but different remixes. But these long over complex transitions kill the vibe and are getting longer, more common and are repetitive even when using different tracks. Dont get me wrong effects have their proper place in transitions but like the video said if your taking away from the music to show off yourself your doing it wrong.
I listened to a James hype set once. Had to stop after 30 minutes as the mixing style annoyed me. Following I listened to someone called Fisher. Similar music but smooth transitions. Much better
As a DJ myself I think some people lose the main purpose of a DJ. It's to rock thr crowd, i feel like a lot of effects and scratches can just ruin the mood and flow
Not gunna lie the clip at the start sounded rubbish in terms of matching the song and keeping the vibe going... So the advice at the end resonates more!
Im still mixing on 1210s and an old alan and heath mixer. I cant do a 10th of what djs do now but to be honest all the fancy stuff djs do now isnt my style. To me the art is making it sound like one seamless piece of music, with some banging drops. I wouldnt know what to do with a pair of cdjs or whatever you call them. Ive been mixing jungle and dnb for 20 yrs though and used to play out most weekends
Don't do yourself a disservice. Most modern DJs will not have the skills you have. A computer tells them what works and they lack creativity in blending tunes together. Vinyl teaches you strong core skills and fundamentals which digital allows you to skip
@@d-mattik7088 that's true! I was watching some kid the other day changing tunes every 10 seconds. No queuing up, the computer did it for him. Suppose it's the way of the world now and we have to roll with it.
Almost 100% of DJs get this wrong. They remind me of little kids with all the egotism. I can hear them say "Hey Mommy! Look what I can do!" as they do their little trick. Sorry guys, it's about the music, not you...... (I give you a pat on the back for your little trick though- now do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around!).
Great advice, many new Djs feel the need to use much effects and "tricks" they say on social media and big stage sets, but i believe its all about the feeling of the set, and track selection with smooth mixing and that's it
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Glad someone said it. Most turntablism is a vibe/dance floor killer.
And pouring milk over a controller can kill it outright!
YES! Finally the number one peice of advice comes out.
Makes sense. A clean, smooth transition provides much more impact imo
I used to worry about what to do with my hands. Till I learned how not to care, and just feel the music, when there's time. If you're enjoying what you're doing on stage, the quality is so much better. Adds a layer of hype.
This is my favorite chanel about DJ!! THX!!
Wow! 🤯 this is really good advice. Now I don’t feel so bad about my progress. I felt like I was needing to know all these tricks to put on a show and all I need to do is “enhance” the music for the listeners. Love this advice
This is some of the best advice I’ve ever heard. The difference between you and the artists you admire is they make better decisions when it comes to their art. And in many cases in the decision NOT to do something. Less is more
First useful advice in a long time
Less is definitely more, this goes for effects as well.
A well executed transition will speak to the crowd more than anything else 🎉
Really good advice- too much pointless bs these days. Should always be about the music, not the dj.
Tu forma de servir esa taza sobre tus equipos, ni Chuck Norris se atrevió a tanto 😮
Man, you nailed with this !!! If the tunes are good enough the Dj dont need twisting nobs going crazy about efects or just overdoing mixing to look busy at decks...
Absolutely correct. I dont dont anything except cut the mids in a Chorus.
Why cut the mids for the chorus? I'm not a dj, yet, so just wondering.
Critical. Once I started playing outside the bedroom, I realized effects and even EQ have much larger impacts on the mix than was apparent before.
Word.
This is why learning to mix genres such as progressive house will vastly improve your mixing. The genre doesn't work well with effects and tricks so it teaches you to get creative with your transitions and tune selection. This will have a huge impact on any other genres you mix as you transfer the skills over
I feel like you just described what James Hype and his horde of up and coming DJ followers do. Yes what they’re doing is technically hard but I don’t need a 1 min buildup to a drop where they always add too much and always do similar transitions. Every time I hear a 1/4 roll to a 1/16 with a rhythmic fader move I cringe. And I was an early adopter of using lots of DJM effects in my sets. Now I use lots of effects but the emphasis is on the mixing and especially track selection.
Effects can be great esp when doing live remixing or playing with the same track but different remixes. But these long over complex transitions kill the vibe and are getting longer, more common and are repetitive even when using different tracks. Dont get me wrong effects have their proper place in transitions but like the video said if your taking away from the music to show off yourself your doing it wrong.
I listened to a James hype set once. Had to stop after 30 minutes as the mixing style annoyed me. Following I listened to someone called Fisher. Similar music but smooth transitions. Much better
Wtf?.. Those spin backs were not only unnecessary, they sounded terrible.
As a DJ myself I think some people lose the main purpose of a DJ. It's to rock thr crowd, i feel like a lot of effects and scratches can just ruin the mood and flow
Which music is he playing?
everybody wants to be james hype
Not gunna lie the clip at the start sounded rubbish in terms of matching the song and keeping the vibe going... So the advice at the end resonates more!
What song was that ?
Im still mixing on 1210s and an old alan and heath mixer. I cant do a 10th of what djs do now but to be honest all the fancy stuff djs do now isnt my style. To me the art is making it sound like one seamless piece of music, with some banging drops. I wouldnt know what to do with a pair of cdjs or whatever you call them. Ive been mixing jungle and dnb for 20 yrs though and used to play out most weekends
Don't do yourself a disservice. Most modern DJs will not have the skills you have. A computer tells them what works and they lack creativity in blending tunes together. Vinyl teaches you strong core skills and fundamentals which digital allows you to skip
Even Phil here demonstrated a long mix. It was 30 seconds😂
@@d-mattik7088 that's true! I was watching some kid the other day changing tunes every 10 seconds. No queuing up, the computer did it for him. Suppose it's the way of the world now and we have to roll with it.
so dont make it worse just because you are the dj
Dude, stop with the Milk...
🤮 I play the same song and this dude literally f* it up lmao. To each their own I guess.
Track ID ?
Track Id, please
It may be simple but it’s pure shite .
thats was kinda ass ngl to ya 😂
It sounded terrible
This trick is garbage- don’t do it
Almost 100% of DJs get this wrong. They remind me of little kids with all the egotism. I can hear them say "Hey Mommy! Look what I can do!" as they do their little trick. Sorry guys, it's about the music, not you...... (I give you a pat on the back for your little trick though- now do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around!).
Great advice, many new Djs feel the need to use much effects and "tricks" they say on social media and big stage sets, but i believe its all about the feeling of the set, and track selection with smooth mixing and that's it
I LOL’d hard at the “backspin every 3 seconds” comment. Please keep this subtle constructive criticism alive.
Capriati turned himself into a joke. he was such a talent. shame.
So true.
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Agree
Ty for this plus can u dance 🪩 to all that .. really